Sequestration of carbonate shell material in coastal dunes on the Gulf of California (Baja California Sur, Mexico)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 611-624

  Skudder III, Paid A ^a   Backus, David H ^a   Goodwin, David H ^b   Johnson, Markes E ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach deflation; Carbon cycle; Carbonate dunes; Chocolata Shell (Megapitaria squalida); Mollusk beds; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COASTAL ZONE; DUNE; FECUNDITY; PRODUCTIVITY; SHELL;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BIVALVIA; MEGAPITARIA; MEGAPITARIA SQUALIDA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 33646751012     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0024.1     Document Type: Article

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